These well-known pink birds - flamingos are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Their name, which could be translated as fiery comes from their pink color. Though they somewhat resemble the genus, they're special kind of bird. There are 5 kinds of flamingos and they vary in color, size and habitat. Caribbean flamingo, as the name suggests, lives on the Caribbean islands. It's red-colored and has orange legs beak and face.The big flamingo lives in Europe, Africa and Asia, and the small one lives in India and some parts of African continent. In South America there are three kinds of these birds - James's, Andean and Chilean flamingo.